A major Syrian city (exact location unidentified but near Arpad and Aleppo),
the spelling of the name varies both in the Bible (Am 6:2
and Is 10:9) and Assyrian
texts. When Tiglath-pileser III captured Calneh in 738bce
the event was used by the Assyrians to designate the year. The Calneh mentioned
in Gen 10:10 is likely
a different place.

The date of Calneh's fall makes it difficult to interpret Amos 6:2
as spoken in this form in the reign of Jeroboam.

This page is part of the Hypertext Bible Commentary - Amos , if you have reached it as a standalone
page, to view it in context, go to www.bible.gen.nz&COPY; Tim Bulkeley, 1996-2005, Tim
Bulkeley. All rights reserved.